Surf City recovery update

SURF CITY – Despite having damage to more than 130 homes, and a nearly $628,000 drop in tax collections in 2012 that was mostly the result of the storm, Surf City survived superstorm Sandy better than many of its neighbors, said Dave Pawlishak, the borough's Chief Financial Officer.

At the height of the storm, wind gusts that reached 89 miles per hour in the borough.

Yet, "Surf City actually fared well compared to other towns," Pawlishak said. "Our recovery is near completely."

A year and a half later, revenues and assessments are starting to climb once again, and spirits among residents are lighter than they were after Sandy, he said.